Classical Remix – Do you know which classical piece inspired these songs?

From pop hits to jazz jams, you may be surprised at how many popular songs have classical influences! We call it classical because of the lasting value it continues to have on the musical world. While almost all music must pay homage to the classics, you can actually hear specific classical pieces within some songs! Do you think you can figure out which ones? We’ll give you a hit song, and you tell us which classical piece inspired it!

Someone to Call My Lover - Janet Jackson

J Vettorino from USA, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Erik Satie’s Gymnopaedie no. 3

Bach’s Toccata and Fugue in D minor

Correct! Wrong!

Alejandro - Lady Gaga

Lpgtokyo, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Beethoven’s Symphony No.5 in C minor

Monti’s Czardas

Correct! Wrong!

Love Won't Take Me Out - En Vogue

Jeff Kern, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons

Rachmaninoff's Prelude in C# minor

Correct! Wrong!

Memories - Maroon 5

Justin Higuchi, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Pachelbel’s Canon in D

Bizet’s Carmen

Correct! Wrong!

Choro - Vince Guaraldi

Mozart’s Symphony 40

Mozart’s Overture from The Marriage of Figaro

Correct! Wrong!

It’s Now or Never - Elvis Presley

Rossano aka Bud Care, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Ravel’s Boléro

Eduardo di Capua’s O Sole Mio

Correct! Wrong!

Since Yesterday - Strawberry Switchblade

Sibelius Symphony no. 5

Wagner’s The Valkyrie: Ride of the Valkyries

Correct! Wrong!

Stranger in Paradise - Tony Bennett

Raph_PH, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Borodin’s Polovtsian Dances

Brahms’s Hungarian Dance No. 5 in G minor

Correct! Wrong!

Because - The Beatles

Beethoven’s Moonlight Sonata

Rachmaninoff’s Vocalise

Correct! Wrong!

All By Myself - Eric Carmen

Louise Palanker, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 2

Verdi’s Messa Da Requiem

Correct! Wrong!

Do you know which classical piece inspired these songs?

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